Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly 5.00 lower on a limited test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate, supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.62/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$130.62

135 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	133.94	701	72
Medium and Large 1-2	509	128.92	656	55
Large 1	574	126.00	723	4thin
Medium and Large 3	894	99.00	885	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about −$184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale135 hd

130.62

—

MO average14 barns · 3,679 hd

129.84

+0.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,867	78.97	1,474	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	59.54	840	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	56.70	662	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	47.52	491	27

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	145.71/cwt	142.50–147.50	743	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	574	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.04/cwt	127.50–132.50	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	894	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	149.90/cwt	145.00–157.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	130.90/cwt	130.00–132.50	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	124.61/cwt	122.50–127.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.83/cwt	122.00–123.00	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.41/cwt	136.00–147.50	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.57/cwt	132.00–133.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.49/cwt	129.00–138.00	699	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	131.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.39/cwt	130.00–142.50	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	629	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	850.78/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,086	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,720	3
Bulls	—	—	2,433	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,703	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	61.55/cwt	60.00–64.00	836	8
Bulls	—	—	2,290	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,603	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	55.52/cwt	54.00–58.00	840	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	57.18/cwt	54.00–64.00	667	18
Bulls	—	—	1,545	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,437	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	53.28/cwt	45.00–58.00	639	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	51.37/cwt	45.00–58.00	512	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	66.32/cwt	66.00–66.50	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	42.54/cwt	37.50–48.00	507	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	83.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,331	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	31.40/cwt	30.00–35.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.91/cwt	128.00–131.00	737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.07/cwt	128.00–131.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	165.23/cwt	163.00–170.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	134.59/cwt	133.00–135.00	836	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.10/cwt	136.00–144.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	134.86/cwt	132.50–137.50	519	9
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.16/cwt	145.00–152.50	785	16
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	729	8
Steers	Large 1	—	617	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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